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POSTPONED: Partners in the Indo-Pacific: US Policy in the Next Administration

This event is being rescheduled. This page will be updated with the new date and time once it has been confirmed.

Date & Time

Monday
Dec. 9, 2024
1:30pm – 5:30pm ET

Location

6th Floor Flom Auditorium, Woodrow Wilson Center
and Online

Overview

Agenda

This event is being rescheduled. This page will be updated with the new date and time once it has been confirmed.

Home to more than half the world's population and 60% of global GDP, the Indo-Pacific was a focal point for the Biden administration and will remain one for the incoming Trump administration. As the Trump administration prepares to return to office, what legacy is the Biden administration leaving it in the region to build off of? What are some of the key challenges and opportunities for the Trump administration in the Indo-Pacific and how can it cooperate with allies such as South Korea in the region to further the first Trump administration’s objective of a free and open Indo-Pacific?

Join the Wilson Center and the Korea International Trade Association for a discussion of what the incoming Trump administration’s potential policy and how the US and South Korea can cooperation in the region.

Please click on the word "agenda" above to see a detailed schedule for the event.

Speakers

A photo of Yoon Jin-sik

Yoon Jin-sik

Chairman, Korea International Trade Association
A photo of Ambassador Cho Hyundong

Ambassador Cho Hyundong

Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Korea
A headshot of Kurt Campbell standing in front of an American flag

Kurt Campbell

Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State
A photo of Michael Beeman

Michael Beeman

Former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan, Korea and APEC; Author of "Walking Out: America’s New Trade Policy in the Asia-Pacific and Beyond"
A photo of Park Jongwon speaking at podium.

Park Jongwon

Deputy Minister for Trade, Republic of Korea

Panelists

A photo of Park Jin.

Park Jin

Global Fellow;
Former Foreign Minister, Republic of Korea
A photo of Yeo Han-Koo

Yeo Han-koo

Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics and Former Trade Minister, Republic of Korea
Mark Kennedy

Mark Kennedy

Director, Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition
A black and white photo of Clete WIllems

Clete Willems

Partner, International Trade Policy, Akin and former Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economics and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council
CHOI, Seokyoung

Ambassador Choi Seokyoung

Former Korean Ambassador for Economic and Trade Affairs
A headshot of Melissa K Griffith

Melissa K. Griffith

Lecturer in Technology and National Security, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
A photo of Mario Masaya

Mario Masaya

Senior Research Director, US-ASEAN Business Council
Scott Jacobs

Scott Jacobs

Senior Principal for Global Government Affairs, Coupang

Hosted By

Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy

The Center for Korean History and Public Policy was established in 2015 with the generous support of the Hyundai Motor Company and the Korea Foundation to provide a coherent, long-term platform for improving historical understanding of Korea and informing the public policy debate on the Korean peninsula in the United States and beyond.  Read more

Indo-Pacific Program

The Indo-Pacific Program promotes policy debate and intellectual discussions on US interests in the Asia-Pacific as well as political, economic, security, and social issues relating to the world’s most populous and economically dynamic region.   Read more